In 1946, the first diamond in South Africa was discovered by two children playing on their family farm. The children often collected rocks from the river to play with. A man, suspecting that the rock was a diamond, offered to buy it from the children’s parents, but not knowing its value and passing it over … Read more
Beep beep beep. Good morning, Charlotte. It’s 23 September 2043, 5h00. A beautiful sunny day in Simpleton today. In half-asleep aggression, Charlotte slaps the device. The curtains draw on queue, boasting blue skies partly shielded by glass monsters towering over the metropolitan jungle. Sliding off the silk, she strolls to the kitchen, her fur slippers squeaking on the … Read more
You’re a face to some A smile, eyes, brows Not intelligent enough. Not quite gifted. Not the right fit at the table But you are soul Creation embodied in a human with thoughts, emotions, purpose They see what they choose Race. Job. Degree. Pedigree.They count accolades like a ticking clock.One. Two. Three. As if time … Read more
I think it’s beautiful how you give so much even though you do not always get that much in return. We love because we are made from love, and so seeing you pour ‘you’ into everything around you is the purest thing about you. Whether your relationships, your home, nature and animals, your career or … Read more
Prisons of emotion, we are Or, rather, fleshy vessels of sorrows and joys Confined to specks in a universeBut what we carry transcends far beyond the starsShooting from our hearts and out our minds Through the roofs of earthly homes And into heavenly roomsKnocking on the Creator’s doorOur imaginations cannot be contained,but simply harvested.